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Medical Xpress / Study finds chemotherapy before surgery improves survival in early-stage pancreatic cancer

A Mayo Clinic study is providing new insights into how treatment sequence can affect survival in patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer, suggesting that many patients may benefit from receiving chemotherapy before surgery. ...

17 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Tree planting can combat urban heat, but some neighborhoods are falling behind

Sydney communities may be missing out on crucial tree planting projects intended to combat urban heat, leaving western and eastern parts of Greater Sydney with less protection from extreme heat, a University of Sydney-led ...

18 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / US ski resorts turn to drones to make it snow amid dire drought

Despite a barren start to Colorado's ski season, Winter Park Resort opened on Halloween and served up holiday powder. The ski area's secret is a contraption a few miles upwind of the chairlifts that looks like a meat smoker ...

11 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Algorithm supports doctors tackling antimicrobial resistance

New research by scientists at the University of Liverpool looks at how artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors make better choices when prescribing antibiotics for urinary tract infection (UTI), one of the world's most ...

16 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Underbite is associated with tooth loss risk

Malocclusions, or misaligned bites, refers to a condition in which the upper and lower teeth do not align properly when the mouth is closed. It can arise from a variety of factors, including tooth position and jaw relationships. ...

16 hours ago in Dentistry
Phys.org / Rural backlash against green levies 'rooted in sense of unfairness'

A study by researchers at King's College London and the University of Oslo found that resistance to green levies in the countryside is driven not just by the financial cost, but by a sense of unequal treatment at the hands ...

18 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / What to do if someone's choking: Evidence says begin with back blows

Eating is a social event. Whether it's a night out with friends or an evening at home enjoying family dinner, conversation goes well with food. But what if, in the middle of laughter and big bites, someone suddenly began ...

17 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Preclinical study finds senolytics clear up to 70% of 'zombie' cells

Senolytics—a class of drugs that reduce chronic inflammation and tissue damage in aging cells—are shown to eliminate 30% to 70% of "zombie" cells in the body. These zombie cells, known as senescent cells, stop dividing ...

Tech Xplore / New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

In late 2025, Interpol coordinated a global operation across 134 nations, seizing roughly 30,000 live animals, confiscating illegal plant and timber products, and identifying about 1,100 suspected wildlife traffickers for ...

17 hours ago in Security
Tech Xplore / Researchers advance sustainable 3D concrete printing for the construction industry

As cities grow denser and construction labor becomes harder to secure, the sector is under pressure to deliver projects faster, more efficiently and with fewer workers on site. In the past decade, 3D concrete printing (3DCP) ...

20 hours ago in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Small modular reactors gain competitive edge with new digital twin

Advanced nuclear is within reach—and a new digital twin reveals how smarter plant operations can enhance the economic viability and safety of small modular reactors, or SMRs. In collaboration with the University of Tennessee ...

19 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / The truth about energy: Why your 40s feel harder than your 20s, but there may be a lift later on

Some of us remember having more energy in our 20s. We could work late, sleep badly, have a night out, recover quickly and still feel capable the next day. By our 40s, that ease has often gone. Fatigue feels harder to shake. ...

17 hours ago in Endocrinology & Metabolism